I'm so pleased! Isabella seems to have trained herself. We have had 3 dry days in a row now, and are nearly there with nights.
We've done the whole thing very gradually, first just getting her used to the potty and talking about it. We then bought her the Princess Polly's Potty book which was a great success and she started using the potty properly. She can now recite the whole story! From that point, she did really well using the potty when at home. She didn't tell me she needed to use it, but waited for me to put her on it. We were never really consistent though, as it was too difficult when out and about. Also, nursery were rubbish at putting her on the potty frequently despite my nagging! Last week she started telling me she needed to go and using the potty at nursery for the first time. This weekend, despite being super busy with a wedding and meeting up with various friends, we didn't have a single wet nappy! I was amazed! So yesterday she went to nursery in big girl pants and not a single accident. Long may it continue! The gentle, gradual approach really seems to have worked for us.
We have the Pottette travel potty which she doesn't like as a potty but is more than happy to use as a seat on a toilet. She hates sitting on a toilet directly, which I can't say I blame her for as she looks so precarious perched on a normal toilet seat! That and Princess Polly made a huge difference.
We've done the whole thing very gradually, first just getting her used to the potty and talking about it. We then bought her the Princess Polly's Potty book which was a great success and she started using the potty properly. She can now recite the whole story! From that point, she did really well using the potty when at home. She didn't tell me she needed to use it, but waited for me to put her on it. We were never really consistent though, as it was too difficult when out and about. Also, nursery were rubbish at putting her on the potty frequently despite my nagging! Last week she started telling me she needed to go and using the potty at nursery for the first time. This weekend, despite being super busy with a wedding and meeting up with various friends, we didn't have a single wet nappy! I was amazed! So yesterday she went to nursery in big girl pants and not a single accident. Long may it continue! The gentle, gradual approach really seems to have worked for us.
We have the Pottette travel potty which she doesn't like as a potty but is more than happy to use as a seat on a toilet. She hates sitting on a toilet directly, which I can't say I blame her for as she looks so precarious perched on a normal toilet seat! That and Princess Polly made a huge difference.
clever girl!!
